strut bushings

mustang_jim85 · September 18th, 2008, 09:45 PM

Hey. So I was wondering how hard it would be to change my strut bushings cuz I think they're bad. Whenever I go over a bump I hear this loud squeaking from the driverside rear. Does that sound like my strut bushings?

HMUSN · September 18th, 2008, 09:46 PM

you have shocks in the rear bro. not struts.

mustang_jim85 · September 18th, 2008, 10:14 PM

Oh haha. I'm new to actually doing work on my own car so I'm still getting to know all this stuff. But Thanks for the heads up

The reason I was thinking that cuz I was searching for info on the problem and came across a thread that sounded exactly like what I was hearing and greenfaleen, I think, said it was the guys strut bushing.

Any idea what my problem might be?

97fordsixer · September 18th, 2008, 10:39 PM

have a friend bounce the back bumper while you lay on tha ground and try to pinpoint.good luck

GreenFaleen · September 18th, 2008, 10:41 PM

yeah probably the bushings easy fix

mustang_jim85 · September 18th, 2008, 10:45 PM

So I can just go to autozone or whatever and buy some new bushings right? What do I need to get strut bushings or what? And basically how do I do it?

LikeYouStoleIt · September 19th, 2008, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by mustang_jim85

So I can just go to autozone or whatever and buy some new bushings right? What do I need to get strut bushings or what? And basically how do I do it?

Chiltons manuals are extremely renowned.

mustang_jim85 · September 19th, 2008, 09:02 AM

Ok. Well io have a hayes manual, which sometimes isn't sop helpful, so I'll check it out and try to figure it out. Thanks everyone for helping a noob haha

GreenFaleen · September 19th, 2008, 09:53 AM

yeah just go get a new bushing kit, normally comes with all of them and take out your rear shocks (youll need to rent a spring compressor) and pull them out and reseat the bushings

mustang_jim85 · September 19th, 2008, 12:28 PM

K will do. Thanks.

stephen · September 19th, 2008, 12:40 PM

Is the noise from the front or back of the car. As mentioned, try bouncing each corner of the car to see where it's coming from.

If it's the front there are strut top mounts with rubber bushings and you can replace those. I would think it could also be a ball joint or lower control arm bushing.

For the rear there is a shock not a strut and you could replace those. Here it could also be a control arm bushing.

AJRight 2008 · September 19th, 2008, 01:51 PM

That is the weirdest thing i have the same sound coming from my passenger side shock. A friend of mine who works at a tireman near my house said i had a blown shock? idk if that helps....

mustang_jim85 · September 19th, 2008, 04:06 PM

Hmmm well I was thinking about getting a v6 suspension kit from steeda. I might just go ahead and do that

scubasteve041186 · September 20th, 2008, 02:39 AM

you know what. i never used a spring compressor. and i even did the stuff by myself in under a couple hours for the rear and the front springs were even easier.
i changed my struts and shocks and the isolators on my springs.
* next time i take all this crap off i'm video taping it cause its a hell of alot easier then using the stupid spring compresser I had.
only bad thing i could say was i literally kicked in my front springs.

September 18th, 2008, 09:45 PM	#1
mustang_jim85 Regular 2000 mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	strut bushings Hey. So I was wondering how hard it would be to change my strut bushings cuz I think they're bad. Whenever I go over a bump I hear this loud squeaking from the driverside rear. Does that sound like my strut bushings? __________________ 42% reduction crank and HO waterpump pulley K&N FIPK Gen II sct livewire

September 18th, 2008, 09:46 PM	#2
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,044 iTrader: 10 reviews	you have shocks in the rear bro. not struts. __________________

September 18th, 2008, 10:14 PM	#3
mustang_jim85 Regular 2000 mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh haha. I'm new to actually doing work on my own car so I'm still getting to know all this stuff. But Thanks for the heads up The reason I was thinking that cuz I was searching for info on the problem and came across a thread that sounded exactly like what I was hearing and greenfaleen, I think, said it was the guys strut bushing. Any idea what my problem might be? __________________ 42% reduction crank and HO waterpump pulley K&N FIPK Gen II sct livewire

September 18th, 2008, 10:39 PM	#4
97fordsixer Regular 97 single port w/bolt ons n/a Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: iowa Posts: 218 iTrader: 0 reviews	have a friend bounce the back bumper while you lay on tha ground and try to pinpoint.good luck __________________ bolt ons for now..... split port swap very soon....

September 18th, 2008, 10:41 PM	#5
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah probably the bushings easy fix __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

September 18th, 2008, 10:45 PM	#6
mustang_jim85 Regular 2000 mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	So I can just go to autozone or whatever and buy some new bushings right? What do I need to get strut bushings or what? And basically how do I do it? __________________ 42% reduction crank and HO waterpump pulley K&N FIPK Gen II sct livewire Last edited by mustang_jim85; September 18th, 2008 at 10:48 PM.

September 19th, 2008, 09:02 AM	#8
mustang_jim85 Regular 2000 mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok. Well io have a hayes manual, which sometimes isn't sop helpful, so I'll check it out and try to figure it out. Thanks everyone for helping a noob haha __________________ 42% reduction crank and HO waterpump pulley K&N FIPK Gen II sct livewire

September 19th, 2008, 09:53 AM	#9
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah just go get a new bushing kit, normally comes with all of them and take out your rear shocks (youll need to rent a spring compressor) and pull them out and reseat the bushings __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

September 19th, 2008, 12:28 PM	#10
mustang_jim85 Regular 2000 mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	K will do. Thanks. __________________ 42% reduction crank and HO waterpump pulley K&N FIPK Gen II sct livewire

September 19th, 2008, 12:40 PM	#11
stephen Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,261 iTrader: 0 reviews	Is the noise from the front or back of the car. As mentioned, try bouncing each corner of the car to see where it's coming from. If it's the front there are strut top mounts with rubber bushings and you can replace those. I would think it could also be a ball joint or lower control arm bushing. For the rear there is a shock not a strut and you could replace those. Here it could also be a control arm bushing.

September 19th, 2008, 01:51 PM	#12
AJRight 2008 Regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 145 iTrader: 0 reviews	That is the weirdest thing i have the same sound coming from my passenger side shock. A friend of mine who works at a tireman near my house said i had a blown shock? idk if that helps.... __________________

September 19th, 2008, 04:06 PM	#13
mustang_jim85 Regular 2000 mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 92 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hmmm well I was thinking about getting a v6 suspension kit from steeda. I might just go ahead and do that __________________ 42% reduction crank and HO waterpump pulley K&N FIPK Gen II sct livewire

September 20th, 2008, 02:39 AM	#14
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,382 iTrader: 0 reviews	you know what. i never used a spring compressor. and i even did the stuff by myself in under a couple hours for the rear and the front springs were even easier. i changed my struts and shocks and the isolators on my springs. * next time i take all this crap off i'm video taping it cause its a hell of alot easier then using the stupid spring compresser I had. only bad thing i could say was i literally kicked in my front springs.

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